Английская Википедия:2021 AFC Champions League

The 2021 AFC Champions League was the 40th edition of Asia's premier club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 19th under the current AFC Champions League title.^[1]

Al-Hilal won their fourth title by defeating Pohang Steelers 2–0 in the final, becoming the most successful team in the history of the competition. As winners, they automatically qualified for the 2022 AFC Champions League (although they had already qualified through their domestic performance).^[2] They also earned the right to play in the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates and the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.

The tournament was the first to involve 40 teams during the group stage, with an increase from the previous 32 teams.^[3]

Ulsan Hyundai of South Korea were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the semi-finals by fellow South Korean club Pohang Steelers.

Association team allocation

The 46 AFC member associations (excluding the Northern Mariana Islands, which became a full member in December 2020 and are not eligible for this season) are ranked based on their clubs' performance over the last four years in AFC competitions (their national team's FIFA World Rankings no longer considered).^[4] The slots are allocated by the following criteria according to the Entry Manual:^[5]

The associations are split into two regions (Article 3.1):
- West Region consists of the 25 associations from the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF), the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF), and the Central Asian Football Association (CAFA).
- East Region consists of the 21 associations from the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) and the East Asian Football Federation (EAFF).
- The AFC may reallocate one or more associations to another region if necessary for sporting reasons.
The top 12 associations in each region are eligible to enter the AFC Champions League.
In each region, there are five groups in the group stage, including 16 direct slots, with the 4 remaining slots filled through qualifying play-offs (Article 3.2). The slots in each region are distributed as follows:^[6]^[7]
- The associations ranked 1st and 2nd are each allocated three direct slots and one play-off slot.
- The associations ranked 3rd and 4th are each allocated two direct slots and two play-off slots.
- The associations ranked 5th are each allocated one direct slot and two play-off slots.
- The associations ranked 6th are each allocated one direct slot and one play-off slot.
- The associations ranked 7th to 10th are each allocated one direct slot.
- The associations ranked 11th to 12th are each allocated one play-off slot.
The AFC Champions League title holders and AFC Cup title holders are each allocated one play-off slot should they not qualify for the tournament through domestic performance (Article 3.6). However, there are no AFC Cup title holders for this season as the 2020 AFC Cup was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[8] The following rules are applied:
- If the AFC Champions League title holders or AFC Cup title holders are from associations ranked 1st to 6th, their association is allocated the same number of play-off slots, and they replace the lowest-seeded team from their association. Otherwise, their association is allocated one additional play-off slot, and they do not replace any team from their association (Articles 3.8, 3.9 and 3.10).
- If both the AFC Champions League title holders and AFC Cup title holders are from the same association which is allocated only one play-off slot, their association is allocated one additional play-off slot, and only the lowest-seeded team from their association is replaced as a result (Article 3.11).
- The AFC Champions League title holders and AFC Cup title holders are the lowest-seeded teams in the qualifying play-offs if they do not replace any team from their association (Article 3.12).
If any association ranked 1st to 6th do not fulfill any one of the AFC Champions League criteria, they have all their direct slots converted into play-off slots. The direct slots given up are redistributed to the highest eligible association by the following criteria (Articles 3.13 and 3.14):
- For each association, the maximum number of total slots is four and the maximum number of direct slots is three (Articles 3.4 and 3.5).
- If any association ranked 3rd to 6th is allocated one additional direct slot, one play-off slot is annulled and not redistributed.
- If any association ranked 5th to 6th is allocated two additional direct slots, one play-off slot is annulled and not redistributed.
If any association ranked 7th to 10th do not fulfill any one of the AFC Champions League criteria, they have their direct slot converted into play-off slot. The direct slot given up is redistributed to the next association ranked 11th or 12th, whose play-off slot is annulled and not redistributed, or if neither are eligible, the highest eligible association by the same criteria as mentioned above (Articles 3.16 and 3.17).
If any association with only play-off slot(s), including any association ranked 11th to 12th or those mentioned above, do not fulfill the minimum AFC Champions League criteria, the play-off slot(s) are annulled and not redistributed (Articles 3.19 and 3.20).
For each association, the maximum number of total slots is one-third of the total number of eligible teams (excluding foreign teams) in the top division (Article 3.4). If this rule is applied, any direct slots given up are redistributed by the same criteria as mentioned above, and play-off slots are annulled and not redistributed (Article 9.10).
All participating teams must be granted an AFC Champions League license, and apart from cup winners, finish in the top half of their top division (Articles 7.1 and 9.5). If any association do not have enough teams which satisfy this criteria, any direct slots given up are redistributed by the same criteria as mentioned above, and play-off slots are annulled and not redistributed (Article 9.9).
If any team granted a license refuses to participate, their slot, either direct or play-off, is annulled and not redistributed (Article 9.11).

Association ranking

For the 2021 AFC Champions League, the associations are allocated slots according to their association ranking which was published on 29 November 2019,^[9]^[10] which takes into account their performance in the AFC Champions League and the AFC Cup during the period between 2016 and 2019.

Participation for 2021 AFC Champions League^[11]
	Participating
	Not participating

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West Region (5 groups)
Rank		Member Association	Points^[9]	Slots
Rank				Group stage	Play-off
Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Small			Group stage	Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Small
1	2	Шаблон:Fba	97.644	3	1	0
2	4	Шаблон:Fba	88.449	3	1	0
3	6	Шаблон:Fba	81.724	3	1	0
4	7	Шаблон:Fba	61.870	2	2	0
5	9	Шаблон:Fba	48.992	1	2	0
6	10	Шаблон:Fba	45.562	1	1	0
7	12	Шаблон:Fba	33.852	1	0	0
8	15	Шаблон:Fba	29.576	1	0	0
9	17	Шаблон:Fba	28.361	1	0	0
10	20	Шаблон:Fba Шаблон:Cref2	26.532	0	0	0
11	21	Шаблон:Fba Шаблон:Cref2	24.746	0	0	0
12	22	Шаблон:Fba Шаблон:Cref2	22.505	0	0	0
Total		Participating associations: 9		16	8	0
				16	8
				24

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East Region (5 groups)
Rank		Member Association	Points^[9]	Slots
Rank				Group stage	Play-off
Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Small			Group stage	Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Small
1	1	Шаблон:Fba Шаблон:Cref2	100.000	2	1	0
2	3	Шаблон:Fba	93.321	4	0	0
3	5	Шаблон:Fba	85.979	4	0	0
4	8	Шаблон:Fba	51.189	4	0	0
5	11	Шаблон:Fba Шаблон:Cref2	40.896	0	1	2
6	13	Шаблон:Fba	32.130	1	1	0
7	14	Шаблон:Fba Шаблон:Cref2	30.100	0	0	0
8	16	Шаблон:Fba	28.571	1	0	0
9	18	Шаблон:Fba	26.960	1	0	0
10	19	Шаблон:Fba	26.607	1	0	0
11	23	Шаблон:Fba	19.945	1	0	0
12	27	Шаблон:Fba Шаблон:Cref2	12.756	0	0	1
Total		Participating associations: 9		19	2	0
				19	2
				21

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Teams

In the following table, the number of appearances and last appearance count only those since the 2002–03 season (including qualifying rounds), when the competition was rebranded as the AFC Champions League.

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West Region
Team	Qualifying method	App. Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Fbaicon Al-Duhail	2019–20 Qatar Stars League champions	10th Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Fbaicon Al-Sadd	2020 Emir of Qatar Cup winners 2019–20 Qatar Stars League third place	16th Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Fbaicon Al-Rayyan	2019–20 Qatar Stars League runners-up	11th Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Fbaicon Al-Hilal	2019–20 Saudi Professional League champions and 2019–20 King Cup winners	17th Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Fbaicon Al-Nassr	2019–20 Saudi Professional League runners-up	6th Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Fbaicon Al-Ahli	2019–20 Saudi Professional League third place	13th Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Fbaicon Persepolis	2019–20 Persian Gulf Pro League champions and 2020 Iranian Super Cup winners	10th Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Fbaicon Tractor	2019–20 Hazfi Cup winners	6th Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Fbaicon Esteghlal	2019–20 Persian Gulf Pro League runners-up	11th Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Fbaicon Sharjah	2018–19 UAE Pro League championsШаблон:Cref2	4th Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Fbaicon Shabab Al-Ahli	2018–19 UAE President's Cup winnersШаблон:Cref2 2018–19 UAE Pro League runners-upШаблон:Cref2	9th Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Fbaicon Al-Shorta	2018–19 Iraqi Premier League championsШаблон:Cref2	5th Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Fbaicon Pakhtakor	2020 Uzbekistan Super League champions and 2020 Uzbekistan Cup winners	17th Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Fbaicon Al-Wehdat	2020 Jordanian Pro League champions	6th Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Fbaicon Goa	2019–20 Indian Super League regular season premiers	1st
Шаблон:Fbaicon Istiklol	2020 Tajikistan Higher League champions	3rd Шаблон:Small

Qualifying play-off participants: Entering in play-off round
Team	Qualifying method	App. Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Fbaicon Al-Gharafa	2019–20 Qatar Stars League fourth place	11th Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Fbaicon Al-Wehda	2019–20 Saudi Professional League fourth place	1st
Шаблон:Fbaicon Foolad	2019–20 Persian Gulf Pro League third place	4th Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Fbaicon Al-Wahda	2018–19 UAE Pro League third placeШаблон:Cref2	12th Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Fbaicon Al-Ain	2018–19 UAE Pro League fourth placeШаблон:Cref2	16th Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Fbaicon Al-Zawraa	2018–19 Iraq FA Cup winnersШаблон:Cref2	6th Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Fbaicon Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	2018–19 Iraqi Premier League runners-upШаблон:Cref2	5th Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Fbaicon AGMK	2020 Uzbekistan Super League third placeШаблон:Cref2	2nd Шаблон:Small

Withdrawn teams
Team	Qualifying method	App. Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Fbaicon Köpetdag	2020 Ýokary Liga fourth placeШаблон:Cref2	1st

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East Region
Team	Qualifying method	App. Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Fbaicon Guangzhou	2020 Chinese Super League runners-upШаблон:Cref2	10th Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Fbaicon Beijing Guoan	2020 Chinese Super League third placeШаблон:Cref2	10th Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Fbaicon Kawasaki Frontale	2020 J1 League champions and 2020 Emperor's Cup winners	8th Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Fbaicon Gamba Osaka	2020 J1 League runners-up	10th Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Fbaicon Nagoya Grampus	2020 J1 League third place	4th Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Fbaicon Cerezo Osaka Шаблон:Cref2	2020 J1 League fourth place	4th Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Fbaicon Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	2020 K League 1 champions and 2020 Korean FA Cup winners	14th Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Fbaicon Ulsan Hyundai Шаблон:Cref2	2020 K League 1 runners-up	9th Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Fbaicon Pohang Steelers Шаблон:Cref2	2020 K League 1 third place	8th Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Fbaicon Daegu FC Шаблон:Cref2	2020 K League 1 fifth placeШаблон:Cref2	2nd Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Fbaicon BG Pathum United	2020–21 Thai League 1 first place after first half of seasonШаблон:Cref2	2nd Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Fbaicon Port	2020–21 Thai League 1 second place after first half of seasonШаблон:Cref2	2nd Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Fbaicon Chiangrai United Шаблон:Cref2	2020–21 Thai League 1 third place after first half of seasonШаблон:Cref2	4th Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Fbaicon Ratchaburi Mitr Phol Шаблон:Cref2	2020–21 Thai League 1 fourth place after first half of seasonШаблон:Cref2	1st
Шаблон:Fbaicon United City	2020 Philippines Football League champions	4th Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Fbaicon Viettel	2020 V.League 1 champions	1st
Шаблон:Fbaicon Johor Darul Ta'zim	2020 Malaysia Super League champions	7th Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Fbaicon Tampines Rovers	2020 Singapore Premier League runners-upШаблон:Cref2	6th Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Fbaicon Kitchee	2019–20 Hong Kong Premier League champions	6th Шаблон:Small

Qualifying play-off participants: Entering in play-off round
Team	Qualifying method	App. Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Fbaicon Shanghai Port	2020 Chinese Super League fourth placeШаблон:Cref2	6th Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Fbaicon Kaya–Iloilo Шаблон:Cref2	2020 Philippines Football League runners-upШаблон:Cref2	1st

Withdrawn teams
Team	Qualifying method	App. Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Fbaicon Jiangsu	2020 Chinese Super League champions	4th Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Fbaicon Sydney FC	2019–20 A-League regular season premiers and 2020 A-League Grand Final winners	7th Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Fbaicon Melbourne City	2019–20 A-League regular season runners-up	1st
Шаблон:Fbaicon Brisbane Roar	2019–20 A-League regular season fourth placeШаблон:Cref2	6th Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Fbaicon Shan United	2020 Myanmar National League champions	3rd Шаблон:Small

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Schedule

The schedule of the competition is as follows.^[12]^[13]

On 25 January 2021, the AFC published the schedule of the competition. The group stage is played as centralized double round-robin tournament, and the round of 16 and quarter-finals are played as a single match.^[14]^[15]

Notes:

W: West Region
E: East Region

Stage	Round	Draw date	Match date
Preliminary stage	Preliminary round	No draw	20 June 2021 (E)
Play-off stage	Play-off round	No draw	7–10 April 2021 (W), 23 June 2021 (E)
Group stage	Matchday 1	27 January 2021^[16]	14–15 April 2021 (W), 22–26 June 2021 (E)
	Matchday 2		17–18 April 2021 (W), 25–29 June 2021 (E)
	Matchday 3		20–21 April 2021 (W), 28 June – 2 July 2021 (E)
	Matchday 4		23–24 April 2021 (W), 1–5 July 2021 (E)
	Matchday 5		26–27 April 2021 (W), 4–8 July 2021 (E)
	Matchday 6		29–30 April 2021 (W), 7–11 July 2021 (E)
Knockout stage	Round of 16		13–15 September 2021
	Quarter-finals	17 September 2021	16–17 October 2021
	Semi-finals		19–20 October 2021
	Final		23 November 2021

The original schedule of the competition, as planned before the pandemic, was as follows.

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Stage	Round	Draw date	First leg	Second leg
Preliminary stage	Preliminary round	No draw	26 January 2021
Play-off stage	Play-off round	No draw	2 February 2021
Group stage	Matchday 1	TBD	15–16 February 2021 (W), 23–24 February 2021 (E)
	Matchday 2		22–23 February 2021 (W), 2–3 March 2021 (E)
	Matchday 3		8–9 March 2021 (W), 16–17 March 2021 (E)
	Matchday 4		5–7 April 2021
	Matchday 5		19–21 April 2021
	Matchday 6		3–5 May 2021
Knockout stage	Round of 16		17–19 May 2021	24–26 May 2021
	Quarter-finals	TBD	23–25 August 2021	13–15 September 2021
	Semi-finals		28–29 September 2021	19–20 October 2021
	Final		21 November 2021	27 November 2021

Qualifying play-offs

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Preliminary round

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Play-off round

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Group stage

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Tiebreakers
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Ranking of second-placed teams

West Region

Шаблон:2021 AFC Champions League group tables

East Region

Шаблон:2021 AFC Champions League group tables

Knockout stage

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Bracket

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Top scorers

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Rank	Player	Team	Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip	Total
1	Шаблон:Flagicon Michael Olunga	Шаблон:Fbaicon Al-Duhail	1	1	3	2	1	1			9
2	Шаблон:Flagicon Gustavo	Шаблон:Fbaicon Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	1		4	1		1	1		8
3	Шаблон:Flagicon Modou Barrow	Шаблон:Fbaicon Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors			3	1	1	1			6
	Шаблон:Flagicon Edgar	Шаблон:Fbaicon Daegu FC		1	2		1	1	1
	Шаблон:Flagicon Leandro Damião	Шаблон:Fbaicon Kawasaki Frontale	2		1		3
	Шаблон:Flagicon Bafétimbi Gomis	Шаблон:Fbaicon Al Hilal		1		1	1		1	2
	Шаблон:Flagicon Patric	Шаблон:Fbaicon Gamba Osaka	1	2			2	1
8	Шаблон:Flagicon Cheick Diabaté	Шаблон:Fbaicon Esteghlal	1	1	1	1		1			5
	Шаблон:Flagicon Cesinha	Шаблон:Fbaicon Daegu FC	1	1	2				1
	Шаблон:Flagicon Abderazak Hamdallah	Шаблон:Fbaicon Al-Nassr		1		1	1	1		1

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References

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External links

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AFC Champions League 2021, stats.the-AFC.com

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Английская Википедия:2021 AFC Champions League

Association team allocation

Association ranking

Teams

Schedule

Qualifying play-offs

Preliminary round

Play-off round

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Group G

Group H

Group I

Group J